History Main / IdolGenre

** ''[[Music/{{Argonavis}} Argonavis from BanG Dream!]]'': A SpearCounterpart. Focuses on male Rock Bands.

* Music/HelloProject, the collective group for all {{Idol Singer}}s under Up-Front Promotion (who famously produced Morning Musume, Japan's top GirlGroup in the early 2000s), was heavily involved in children's anime series on Creator/TVTokyo in the late 2000s, right when the Warring Period of Idols was taking off. Aside from ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' and ''Anime/SpellboundMagicalPrincessLilPri'', they also had their idols perform music and act in live-action segments for anime such as ''Manga/ShugoChara'' and ''Anime/InazumaEleven''.

** ''Anime/InazumaEleven'': Sayaka Kitahara, an idol trainee, had previously portrayed her character from ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' both in voice and real life, did the same for Aoi Sorano.

In JapanesePopMusic, the IdolSinger industry makes big money. Idol singers are a huge force in advertising, appearing in 85% of Japanese commercials alone and crosspromoting the products of the company along with their own face and singing abilities. In addition, because idols have a dedicated fan base, companies can produce a lot of income through selling merchandise. It's a win-win situation. And, now, the anime industry has realized how much of a marketing powerhouse it is, so much that idol singers have now become their own genre in entertainment.

* ''Aikatsu Planet!'' , the first of the ''Aikatsu'' franchise to attempt a hybrid live-action/3D approach.

* Music/{{Kara}} was the most popular KoreanPopMusic GirlGroup in Japan next to Music/GirlsGeneration during the second Hallyu wave in 2011, coinciding with the Warring Period of Idols. Japan tried to build a franchise around them, including giving them an anime series. Though Music/{{Kara}} faded into obscurity, it is of note that their popularity in Japan has caused their company, [=DSP=] Media, to produce a "sister" group: enter Puretty, who would later co-headline ''Anime/PrettyRhythmDearMyFuture'' (the second season to the IdolSinger CashCowFranchise ''Franchise/PrettySeries'') as fictional versions of themselves.

* Music/{{Kara}} was the most popular KoreanPopMusic GirlGroup in Japan next to Music/GirlsGeneration during the second Hallyu wave in 2011, coinciding with the Warring Period of Idols. Japan tried to build a franchise around them, including giving them an anime series. Though Music/{{Kara}} faded into obscurity, it is of note that their popularity in Japan has caused their company, [=DSP=] Media, to produce a "sister" group: enter Puretty, who would later co-headline ''Anime/PrettyRhythmDearMyFuture'' (the second season to the IdolSinger CashCowFranchise ''Franchise/PrettyRhythm'') as fictional versions of themselves.

* ''Franchise/PrettySeries'': Originally an arcade game, the ''Pretty'' series focuses on a group of idols competing to be the top Prism Star, combining fashion, song, and dance with figure skating.

* ''VideoGame/LapisReLights'' is a multi-media franchise with an anime, a manga, and an upcoming mobile game. It is significant for combining a standard WizardingSchool plot where the characters fight monsters with spells and live performances both.

* ''VideoGame/{{IDOLiSH 7}}''

* ''Franchise/LapisReLights'' is a multi-media franchise with an anime, a manga, and an upcoming mobile game. It is significant for combining a standard WizardingSchool plot where the characters fight monsters with spells and live performances both.

** ''Anime/LoveLiveNijigasakiHighSchoolIdolClub'': Follows yet another school idol club from Odaiba who primarily focus on solo performances.

* ''Franchise/LoveLive'': ''Love Live'' is one of the genre codifiers and made idols popular in mainstream anime media.

** ''Love Live! Superstar'': Follows a team of five 1st year school idols enrolled in a re-opened high school.

* ''Series/TheIdolmasterKR'': A live-action spin-off of ''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'', the series follows Real Girls Project, with a musical tie-in that eventually released music independent from the show.

* ''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'': The ''[=iDOLM@STER=]'' franchise is one of the oldest examples that has primarily influenced the genre as a whole. The original game itself allowed the player (called a "producer") to pick songs, wardrobe, and help the characters grow as performers. The first idol group featured in the series, 765 All Stars, continues to hold concerts and release music.

* Music/HelloProject, the collective group for all {{Idol Singer}}s under Up-Front Promotion (who famously produced Morning Musume, Japan's top GirlGroup in the early 2000s), was heavily involved in children's anime series on Creator/TVTokyo in the late 2000s, right when the Warring Period of Idols was taking off. Aside from ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' and ''Anime/HimeChenOtogiChikkuIdolLilpri'', they also had their idols perform music and act in live-action segments for anime such as ''Manga/ShugoChara'' and ''Anime/InazumaEleven''.

* ''Anime/HimeChenOtogiChikkuIdolLilpri'': After ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' became popular, Music/HelloProject adopted a similar format with ''Lilpri'''s anime adaptation, where members of the idol group [=S/mileage=] (before they were known as Angerme) portrayed the characters in the series and also in real life, releasing music as their characters and performing as them in concerts.

* ''Anime/ShounenHollywood''

* ''[[Music/NanabunNoNijyuuni 22/7]]''

* ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'' features idols competing against one and another, and the characters also perform the opening and ending theme songs, credited by their character names.

** ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'': Follows a new school idol group Aqours as they search for the radiance that they saw from their inspiration µ's.

* ''[[Music/NanabunNoNijyuuni 22/7]]

* ''Anime/BangDream''
** ''[[Music/{{Argonavis}} Argonavis from BanG Dream!]]''

** ''Music/{{Argonavis}}''